sudo-discuss February 2013

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Tekla labs meeting notes and invite to join forces!

by Ryan Bethencourt

Dear All, Please see my notes from the meeting earlier this evening in Berkeley with the Tekla labs team! More to come! Tekla labs notes (UC Berkeley meeting) - Nerd night - pitching a few different maker events to Nerd night around Makers, would love East Bay DIY Bio and Sudo room ideas - Tekla would love our thoughts on top list of biotech equipment we'd want and costs for build commercial and makers - They're interested in unique DIY bio use cases and also anyone interested in taking part in their design contests - Cinnaholic - comes highly recommended - They'd like to think of some medium sized project to work with Sudo room and East Bay DIY bio - Tekla labs site - they'd love to share more high quality guides to building biotech equipment, the idea is to make it a community - They have some kits for making magnetic stirers, if anyone is interested, they were thinking of doing this for work shop weekend (possibly partnering with us) - they're establishing profiles for all biotech do'ers from researchers in latin america through to hobbyists and welcome anyone to set up a profile, not fully automated but they can walk you through - -- Ryan Bethencourt Tel: (415) 794 6463 ryan.bethencourt(a)gmail.com www.bamh1.com www.linkedin.com/in/bethencourt www.logos-press.com/books/biotechnology_business_development.php

11 years, 2 months

Truck needed to pick up 6 free church Pews!

by Raymond Lai

Hello Sudoers! A friend alerted me to the availability of free pews! They are made of dark mahogany. Asking Matt if Sudo Room needed some pews, he said, "YES!" So the nice lady is holding them for us, but we need to act fast (large numbers of calls and interest). I would like to request 2 of them but the rest can go to my favorite hacker space. Truck please! Cheers, Ray txt sam if you have a truck and can fetch these fine pews. 914.400.5604

11 years, 2 months

5mof @noisebridge tonight

by J.C.

Hey All, Five Minutes of Fame is going down tonight at noisebridge starting at 8p, well worth attending if you're around, also I'm working on a simulcast of sorts across irc and some form of streaming, more info tbd at #fort on freenode or look for updates on the twitters @5mof ;+)

11 years, 2 months

Re: [sudo-discuss] sudo-discuss Digest, Vol 4, Issue 150

by Cyrus Farivar

No, Danny—YOU ARE. :-) -C -- Cyrus Farivar "suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var" Journalist and radio producer | cyrusfarivar.com (http://cyrusfarivar.com) Author, "The Internet of Elsewhere" | internetofelsewhere.com (http://internetofelsewhere.com) US: +1 510 394 5485 (m) | Twitter/Skype: cfarivar "Being a good writer is 3% talent, 97% not being distracted by the Internet." cfarivar(a)cfarivar.org (mailto:cfarivar@cfarivar.org) On Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 3:27 AM, sudo-discuss-request(a)lists.sudoroom.org wrote: > Send sudo-discuss mailing list submissions to > sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org (mailto:sudo-discuss@lists.sudoroom.org) > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > sudo-discuss-request(a)lists.sudoroom.org (mailto:sudo-discuss-request@lists.sudoroom.org) > > You can reach the person managing the list at > sudo-discuss-owner(a)lists.sudoroom.org (mailto:sudo-discuss-owner@lists.sudoroom.org) > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of sudo-discuss digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Walked up in the Sudoroom like what up, I'm cfarivar > (Danny O'Brien) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 03:27:31 -0800 > From: "Danny O'Brien" <danny(a)spesh.com (mailto:danny@spesh.com)> > To: Cyrus Farivar <cfarivar(a)gmail.com (mailto:cfarivar@gmail.com)> > Cc: sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org (mailto:sudo-discuss@lists.sudoroom.org) > Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] Walked up in the Sudoroom like what up, > I'm cfarivar > Message-ID: > <CAAkY2sdXgxdzB6KQ5gD28a_M4_We2ZrJv5J9M4NqUrcrfw8W2w(a)mail.gmail.com (mailto:CAAkY2sdXgxdzB6KQ5gD28a_M4_We2ZrJv5J9M4NqUrcrfw8W2w@mail.gmail.com)> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Cyrus is EXTRA AWESOME, just so y'all know! > > d. > > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 4:13 PM, Cyrus Farivar <cfarivar(a)gmail.com (mailto:cfarivar@gmail.com)> wrote: > > > Hey all, > > > > Cyrus (suh-ROOS) here. > > > > My day job is at Ars Technica ( > > http://arstechnica.com/author/cyrus-farivar/) where I write about > > business, tech policy, privacy and surveillance. > > > > I'm also the author of "The Internet of Elsewhere" (http://amzn.to/lVg5Cj) > > a book about the history and effects of the Internet in four countries > > around the world. > > > > I also love Oakland, tacos and biking?the East Bay Express gave me a "Best > > Bike Tour" award back in 2010 for my "Tour de Taco." (http://bit.ly/ZszktY > > ) > > > > I also am active in radio, and have done lots of reporting for NPR and > > other public radio. I lived and worked for two years ('10-'12) in Germany, > > working for Deutsche Welle English (German intl public radio). I've also > > lived in France, Senegal, Australia and Switzerland. (French is my best > > foreign language, but I speak some German, Persian and Spanish too.) > > > > I met Matt at the Techliminal party the other and am curious to meet the > > Sudoroom community. I came by the space today and worked for a little bit > > and am hoping to become a member. > > > > I have a standing engagement on Wednesday nights but I'm hoping to come to > > a meeting sometime next month. > > > > Cheers, > > > > -C > > > > -- > > Cyrus Farivar > > "suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var" > > > > Journalist and radio producer | cyrusfarivar.com (http://cyrusfarivar.com) > > Author, "The Internet of Elsewhere" | internetofelsewhere.com (http://internetofelsewhere.com) > > US: +1 510 394 5485 (m) | Twitter/Skype: cfarivar > > "Being a good writer is 3% talent, 97% not being distracted by the > > Internet." > > cfarivar(a)cfarivar.org (mailto:cfarivar@cfarivar.org) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > sudo-discuss mailing list > > sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org (mailto:sudo-discuss@lists.sudoroom.org) > > http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss > > > >

11 years, 2 months

Re: [sudo-discuss] sudo-discuss Digest, Vol 4, Issue 153

by Cyrus Farivar

heh, thanks. :-) -C -- Cyrus Farivar "suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var" Journalist and radio producer | cyrusfarivar.com (http://cyrusfarivar.com) Author, "The Internet of Elsewhere" | internetofelsewhere.com (http://internetofelsewhere.com) US: +1 510 394 5485 (m) | Twitter/Skype: cfarivar "Being a good writer is 3% talent, 97% not being distracted by the Internet." cfarivar(a)cfarivar.org (mailto:cfarivar@cfarivar.org) On Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 8:35 AM, sudo-discuss-request(a)lists.sudoroom.org wrote: > Send sudo-discuss mailing list submissions to > sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org (mailto:sudo-discuss@lists.sudoroom.org) > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > sudo-discuss-request(a)lists.sudoroom.org (mailto:sudo-discuss-request@lists.sudoroom.org) > > You can reach the person managing the list at > sudo-discuss-owner(a)lists.sudoroom.org (mailto:sudo-discuss-owner@lists.sudoroom.org) > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of sudo-discuss digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Walked up in the Sudoroom like what up, I'm cfarivar > (Robbie Trencheny) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:35:48 -0800 > From: Robbie Trencheny <me(a)robbiet.us (mailto:me@robbiet.us)> > To: Cyrus Farivar <cfarivar(a)gmail.com (mailto:cfarivar@gmail.com)> > Cc: sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org (mailto:sudo-discuss@lists.sudoroom.org) > Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] Walked up in the Sudoroom like what up, > I'm cfarivar > Message-ID: > <CAPs-5xXH98mWAW1fHz6OhLhqGPNbfTi=o1OBrTwwmmJxBRgwGg(a)mail.gmail.com (mailto:o1OBrTwwmmJxBRgwGg@mail.gmail.com)> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Just so you don't think it fell flat, I totally got the reference that you > made in your subject. > On Feb 20, 2013 4:13 PM, "Cyrus Farivar" <cfarivar(a)gmail.com (mailto:cfarivar@gmail.com)> wrote: > > > Hey all, > > > > Cyrus (suh-ROOS) here. > > > > My day job is at Ars Technica ( > > http://arstechnica.com/author/cyrus-farivar/) where I write about > > business, tech policy, privacy and surveillance. > > > > I'm also the author of "The Internet of Elsewhere" (http://amzn.to/lVg5Cj) > > a book about the history and effects of the Internet in four countries > > around the world. > > > > I also love Oakland, tacos and biking?the East Bay Express gave me a "Best > > Bike Tour" award back in 2010 for my "Tour de Taco." (http://bit.ly/ZszktY > > ) > > > > I also am active in radio, and have done lots of reporting for NPR and > > other public radio. I lived and worked for two years ('10-'12) in Germany, > > working for Deutsche Welle English (German intl public radio). I've also > > lived in France, Senegal, Australia and Switzerland. (French is my best > > foreign language, but I speak some German, Persian and Spanish too.) > > > > I met Matt at the Techliminal party the other and am curious to meet the > > Sudoroom community. I came by the space today and worked for a little bit > > and am hoping to become a member. > > > > I have a standing engagement on Wednesday nights but I'm hoping to come to > > a meeting sometime next month. > > > > Cheers, > > > > -C > > > > -- > > Cyrus Farivar > > "suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var" > > > > Journalist and radio producer | cyrusfarivar.com (http://cyrusfarivar.com) > > Author, "The Internet of Elsewhere" | internetofelsewhere.com (http://internetofelsewhere.com) > > US: +1 510 394 5485 (m) | Twitter/Skype: cfarivar > > "Being a good writer is 3% talent, 97% not being distracted by the > > Internet." > > cfarivar(a)cfarivar.org (mailto:cfarivar@cfarivar.org) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > sudo-discuss mailing list > > sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org (mailto:sudo-discuss@lists.sudoroom.org) > > http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss > > > >

11 years, 2 months

Re: [sudo-discuss] East Bay DIYBio next meeting possible topics of discussion...

by Ryan Bethencourt

Dear All, I just wanted to confirm that we are indeed still meeting this Friday at 6pm if that still works for everyone. At the moment I'm still trying to get us access to the Berkeley space that we discussed before for the possible East Bay DIY Bio hacker space but no word yet. So we have a choice 1. Meet at a Cafe/Bar/Restaurant (possibly Saturn Cafe) in Berkeley at 6pm 2. Alternatively, we could meet back at Sudo room at 6pm just before the hacker happy hour and talk for a while as people arrive until about 7/7.30pm? My preference (for simplicity) would probably be Sudo Room Let me and our fellow Biohacker members know if you have a preference? Please also see the agenda below compiled by Ron: 1) How to build a self-sustaining community? What sorts of organization, resources, people, physical requirements would there be to get a space off the ground? Who will be in the community and what are their goals? How might membership work? What are our self sustaining budget numbers? How will the lease and other such legal obligations work? How can we collaborate with biocurious and nextgen? Who can be our allies to build this momentum? Other topics related: legal, regulatory, fiscal requirements, organization, volunteers, building momentum, lab rules 2) Projects. Everyone loves talking about projects. Given some idea of what the community needs, how can projects build that community? Because it takes at least 6 months of focused experience to get up to speed in actual biological hacking, team projects will probably be the mainstay of the lab for a while. Team projects should probably be focused and supported by vote, but how can we gauge what is too ambitious for a first round? For example: - open benchtop* - the bioprinter project is an experience to learn from - bio Informatics support for the lab or diyBio - open source bioreagent design. 3) Appendix: Lessons learned: - Biologists involved in the core of the startup process have been pretty useful. - getting members up to speed can take months and they need mentorship to get to a level of creative practice. - projects build enthusiasm as well as get people experience - classes are important - the community is made of people all of whom are needed to build the community successfully (e.g. members, volunteers, class attendees, board members (or something like board members anyway). * BTW - This is the gogofuge link I mentioned - really a niceified dremel centrifuge. http://diybio.org/2012/06/12/gogofuge/ All the best, Ryan On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 9:09 AM, Ron Shigeta <rtshigeta(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Hey everyone, > > Really enjoyed seeing everyone in last month! > > Since we have decided to talk more about an East Bay DIYBio space... I > thought I'd suggest some structure for the meeting Friday... > > If Ryan can swing it, walking through the space and taking it in will help > establish the agenda more firmly, but in the interests of having a focused > discussion I wanted to send out an agenda proposal - please lets change it, > but have something like an agenda for the meet this month? > > Feel free to add or hold forth...just want to get the ball rolling. > > 1) How to build a self-sustaining community? What sorts of organization, > resources, people, physical requirements would there be to get a space off > the ground? > > Who will be in the community and what are their goals? > > How might membership work? > What are our self sustaining budget numbers? > How will the lease and other such legal obligations work? > > How can we collaborate with biocurious and nextgen? Who can be our allies > to build this momentum? > > Other topics related: legal, regulatory, fiscal requirements, > organization, volunteers, building momentum, lab rules > > 2) Projects. > Everyone loves talking about projects. Given some idea of what the > community needs, how can projects build that community? > > Because it takes at least 6 months of focused experience to get up to > speed in actual biological hacking, team projects will probably be the > mainstay of the lab for a while. > > Team projects should probably be focused and supported by vote, but how > can we gauge what is too ambitious for a first round? > > For example: > - open benchtop* > - the bioprinter project is an experience to learn from > - bio Informatics support for the lab or diyBio > - open source bioreagent design. > > > 3) Appendix: Lessons learned: > - Biologists involved in the core of the startup process have been pretty > useful. > - getting members up to speed can take months and they need mentorship to > get to a level of creative practice. > - projects build enthusiasm as well as get people experience > - classes are important > - the community is made of people all of whom are needed to build the > community successfully (e.g. members, volunteers, class attendees, board > members (or something like board members anyway). > > > * BTW - This is the gogofuge link I mentioned - really a niceified dremel > centrifuge. > http://diybio.org/2012/06/12/gogofuge/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "East Bay DIYbio" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to east-bay-diybio+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Ryan Bethencourt Tel: (415) 794 6463 ryan.bethencourt(a)gmail.com www.bamh1.com www.linkedin.com/in/bethencourt www.logos-press.com/books/biotechnology_business_development.php

11 years, 2 months

looking for Oracle

by Julian Tree

anyone know how to contact Oracle/Faith? I accidentally took one of her rock. Julian Julian

11 years, 2 months

Walked up in the Sudoroom like what up, I'm cfarivar

by Cyrus Farivar

Hey all, Cyrus (suh-ROOS) here. My day job is at Ars Technica (http://arstechnica.com/author/cyrus-farivar/) where I write about business, tech policy, privacy and surveillance. I'm also the author of "The Internet of Elsewhere" (http://amzn.to/lVg5Cj) a book about the history and effects of the Internet in four countries around the world. I also love Oakland, tacos and biking—the East Bay Express gave me a "Best Bike Tour" award back in 2010 for my "Tour de Taco." (http://bit.ly/ZszktY) I also am active in radio, and have done lots of reporting for NPR and other public radio. I lived and worked for two years ('10-'12) in Germany, working for Deutsche Welle English (German intl public radio). I've also lived in France, Senegal, Australia and Switzerland. (French is my best foreign language, but I speak some German, Persian and Spanish too.) I met Matt at the Techliminal party the other and am curious to meet the Sudoroom community. I came by the space today and worked for a little bit and am hoping to become a member. I have a standing engagement on Wednesday nights but I'm hoping to come to a meeting sometime next month. Cheers, -C -- Cyrus Farivar "suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var" Journalist and radio producer | cyrusfarivar.com (http://cyrusfarivar.com) Author, "The Internet of Elsewhere" | internetofelsewhere.com (http://internetofelsewhere.com) US: +1 510 394 5485 (m) | Twitter/Skype: cfarivar "Being a good writer is 3% talent, 97% not being distracted by the Internet." cfarivar(a)cfarivar.org (mailto:cfarivar@cfarivar.org)

11 years, 2 months

Help with a senior thesis project studying the effects of the internet on young minds

by Anca Mosoiu

Hi everyone, Meet Kevin. He's a senior at Met West High School, where they do a senior thesis project. Kevin is looking at the effects of the internet on young people, and how to get them focused more productively. If you'd like to be interviewed, let me know - we can pick up a time to invite Kevin to the Sudo room and talk to a few people at once. I know you have some opinions (and experience...) about this. :) Here's his proposal summary: My project idea is to help young people become aware and know what the internet and technology are doing to the planet and to our brains. Not only are young people, millennials, wasting their time on the internet with social networking sties, but they don’t gain anything educational and useful or for financial benefit while on these sites. One thing they are losing is time on the internet for social networking and not accomplishing work or homework with the same effort and competence. We should care because it is controlling people and just making them spend most of their time on the sites. Recent studies show that technology is changing how our brain works; reading, concentration, contemplation and our capacity, which are also losing the full abilities of the human brain. Since we depend on technology so much, I want to make people aware of how our brain is being impacted and find different ways that we can minimize our loss. I want to tell them that they should use their brain power and time on something that will help them in the future so they do not lose both of them during the same time at a young age. -- Cheers, Anca. -- -=-=-=- Anca Mosoiu | Tech Liminal anca(a)techliminal.com M: (510) 220-6660 http://techliminal.com | T: @techliminal | F: facebook.com/techliminal

11 years, 2 months

Re: [sudo-discuss] Meeting tonight, but where is the agenda?

by Yardena Cohen

It's been on the local pad all along. I've just copied the contents to https://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroom and starred the revision, but good luck keeping it up there... Sorry I probably won't be there tonight. Still recovering from a bad cold. (I had to tunnel through ssh to do this...) On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 8:45 AM, Marina Kukso <marina.kukso(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Could someone with the blank agenda for tonight's meeting possibly copy it > to https://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroom or send it to me (I can copy it in)?

11 years, 2 months

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